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CUBA - Flickr Archive
“I went where I wasn’t supposed to go,” West explains. In July 2004, to beat the summer doldrums of New Orleans, I ventured off to Cuba with little more in mind than making some new character studies. I moved about the streets of Santiago, Baracoa, Trinidad and Cienfuegos with a simple-minded direction inspired by the words of Hemmingway, who wrote: ‘All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.’” "There are some things," Hemmingway continued, "which cannot be learned quickly… and because it takes a man's life to know them the little new that each man gets from life is very costly and be only heritage he has to leave." Some day, long after Castro is gone, we Americans will be granted a clearer view of Cuba. For now, we must struggle for our understanding of this complex country. We must piece together isolated vignettes into a tantalizing whole. Having a few pictures around helps! |
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LEGACY PRINTS
The Legacy Prints represent a curated selection of Porché West's 35-year career as a documentary and fine art photographer.
Each image is personally printed to order. Prints are a signed pigment print with archival inks and paper. (Image size varies depending on format.) Packaged with tubed board in archival sleeve. Shipped via FedEx Ground. Allow 14 days for delivery.
Open Edition - 17" x 22" Pigment archival prints. $250
24" x 30" Pigment archival prints $350
ABOUT DIGITAL PIGMENT PRINTS:
The term "pigment print" is used generally for any type of printed image that uses strictly pigments. Pigment printing processes have been utilized since the middle of the 19th century. The image stability of pigment printing is superior to that of any other method of printing, including traditional silver-halide or metal-based.
Digital inkjet printing has seen a surge in the use of the pigment ink as ink sets have been refined to be compatible with the latest in high-resolution inkjet technology. Where archival dye-based ink sets exhibit excellent color gamut, pigment inks excel in permanence. A dye is molecularly soluble in its vehicle, but pigment is not. Pigment particles tend to be large enough to embed into the receiving substrate making them water-resistant. The particulate nature of pigment inks ensures their archival superiority. A particle of pigment is less susceptible to destructive environmental elements than a dye molecule.
Considering the above factors, we define a digital pigment print, sometimes referred to as a pigmented paper print, as a digital image rendered onto an coated, natural fiber substrate with pigment inks. The quality of the giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.
The Legacy Prints represent a curated selection of Porché West's 35-year career as a documentary and fine art photographer.
Each image is personally printed to order. Prints are a signed pigment print with archival inks and paper. (Image size varies depending on format.) Packaged with tubed board in archival sleeve. Shipped via FedEx Ground. Allow 14 days for delivery.
Open Edition - 17" x 22" Pigment archival prints. $250
24" x 30" Pigment archival prints $350
ABOUT DIGITAL PIGMENT PRINTS:
The term "pigment print" is used generally for any type of printed image that uses strictly pigments. Pigment printing processes have been utilized since the middle of the 19th century. The image stability of pigment printing is superior to that of any other method of printing, including traditional silver-halide or metal-based.
Digital inkjet printing has seen a surge in the use of the pigment ink as ink sets have been refined to be compatible with the latest in high-resolution inkjet technology. Where archival dye-based ink sets exhibit excellent color gamut, pigment inks excel in permanence. A dye is molecularly soluble in its vehicle, but pigment is not. Pigment particles tend to be large enough to embed into the receiving substrate making them water-resistant. The particulate nature of pigment inks ensures their archival superiority. A particle of pigment is less susceptible to destructive environmental elements than a dye molecule.
Considering the above factors, we define a digital pigment print, sometimes referred to as a pigmented paper print, as a digital image rendered onto an coated, natural fiber substrate with pigment inks. The quality of the giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.
